Si è concluso lo scorso weekend il SundanceFilm Festival, il più importante festival cinematografico dedicato al cinema indipendente che si svolge ogni anno nel mese di gennaio a Park City e che dagli anni ’80 vede come testimonial e mecenate Robert Redford.
Il grande vincitore di questa edizione è stato Whiplash, il dramma di Damien Chazelle difatti ha vinto sia il Premio del pubblico che il Gran Premio della Giuria – quest’anno presieduta dal regista Bryan Singer (I soliti sospetti, X-men). Il film racconta la storia drammatica di un giovane batterista jazz (Miles Teller) che aspira alla grandezza sotto la guida suo spietato istruttore (JK Simmons).
Il giovanissimo Damein Chazelle, classe 1985, dopo una deviazione nell’horror e nel thriller come sceneggiatore di Grand Piano (presentato in Italia allo scorso Torino Film Festival) e di Last Exorcism, con questa sua seconda opera da regista ritorna ai temi e alle atmosfere del suo film d’esordio (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, 2009) tutto incentrato attorno alla musica jazz.
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Ecco la lista completa dei vincitori:
U.S. Grand Jury Prize – Documentary: Rich Hill / U.S.A. (Directors: Andrew Droz Palermo, Tracy Droz Tragos)
U.S. Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic: Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle)
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize – Documentary: Return to Homs / Syria, Germany (Director: Talal Derki)
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic: To Kill a Man / Chile, France (Director and screenwriter: Alejandro Fernández Almendras)
Audience Award – U.S. Documentary: Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory / U.S.A. (Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett)
Audience Award – U.S. Dramatic Presented by Acura: Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle)
Audience Award – World Cinema Documentary: The Green Prince / Germany, Israel, United Kingdom (Director: Nadav Schirman )
Audience Award – World Cinema Dramatic: Difret / Ethiopia (Director and screenwriter: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari)
Audience Award – Best of NEXT: Imperial Dreams / U.S.A. (Director: Malik Vitthal, Screenwriters: Malik Vitthal, Ismet Prcic)
Directing Award – U.S. Documentary: Ben Cotner & Ryan White for The Case Against 8 / U.S.A. (Directors: Ben Cotner, Ryan White)
Directing Award – U.S. Dramatic: Cutter Hodierne for Fishing Without Nets / U.S.A., Somalia, Kenya (Director: Cutter Hodierne, Screenwriters: Cutter Hodierne, John Hibey, David Burkman)
Directing Award – World Cinema Documentary: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard for 20,000 Days On Earth / United Kingdom (Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard)
The Directing Award – World Cinema Dramatic: Sophie Hyde for 52 Tuesdays / Australia (Director: Sophie Hyde, Screenplay and story by: Matthew Cormack, Story by: Sophie Hyde)
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – U.S. Dramatic: Craig Johnson & Mark Heyman for The Skeleton Twins / U.S.A. (Director: Craig Johnson, Screenwriters: Craig Johnson, Mark Heyman)
Screenwriting Award – World Cinema Dramatic: Eskil Vogt for Blind / Norway, Netherlands (Director and screenwriter: Eskil Vogt)
Editing Award – U.S. Documentary: Jenny Golden, Karen Sim for Watchers of the Sky / U.S.A. (Director: Edet Belzberg)
Editing Award – World Cinema Documentary: Jonathan Amos for 20,000 Days On Earth / United Kingdom (Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard)
Cinematography Award – U.S. Documentary: Rachel Beth Anderson, Ross Kauffman for E-TEAM / U.S.A. (Directors: Katy Chevigny, Ross Kauffman)
Cinematography Award – U.S. Dramatic: Christopher Blauvelt for Low Down / U.S.A. (Director: Jeff Preiss, Screenwriters: Amy-Jo Albany, Topper Lilien)
Cinematography Award – World Cinema Documentary: Thomas Balmès & Nina Bernfeld for Happiness / France, Finland (Director: Thomas Balmès)
Cinematography Award – World Cinema Dramatic: Ula Pontikos for Lilting / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Hong Khaou)
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Use of Animation: Watchers of the Sky / U.S.A. (Director: Edet Belzberg)
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking: The Overnighters / U.S.A. (Director: Jesse Moss)
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score: The Octopus Project for Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter / U.S.A. (Director: David Zellner, Screenwriters: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner)
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent: Justin Simien for Dear White People / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Justin Simien)
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance, and How the Director Brought His Own Unique Universe into Cinema: God Help the Girl / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Stuart Murdoch)
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematic Bravery: We Come as Friends / France, Austria (Director: Hubert Sauper)
Short Film Audience Award, Presented by YouTube: Chapel Perilous / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matthew Lessner).
